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US Senate rejects bill to sanction Nord Stream 2 Pipeline within 15 days
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The US Senate rejected Republican Senator Ted Cruz's bill that would impose sanctions within 15 days on companies building and operating the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.
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Senate Committee approves Eric Garcetti's nomination as US Ambassador to I
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [ US], January 13 (ANI): The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday (local time) confirmed the nomination of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to be U.S. ambassador to India. However, the nomination needs to be confirmed by a majority of the US Senate and the vote is yet
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirms Eric Garcetti's nomination as
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 13 (ANI ): Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti's nomination to serve as US Ambassador to India was confirmed Wednesday (local time) by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
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Biden asks Senators to declare their stand on Democracy
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [USA], January 12 (ANI): US President Joe Biden gave a statement on changing the Senate's so-called filibuster rules to push the voting rights legislation and rebuked the former president Donald Trump and his allies for disenfranchising anyone who votes against them.
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US Senate Foreign Relation Committee to vote on Garcetti's nomination for
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington, [US], January 12 (ANI): Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Wednesday (local time) will appear before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for his hearing to become Ambassador to India, according to the schedule listed by the Committee on the US Senate website.
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Former Pakistan Senate Chairman demands judicial probe into Murree tragedy
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 10 (ANI): Former Pakistan Senate Chairman and current Senator from Sindh province Mian Raza Rabbani demanded a judicial probe into the Murree tragedy which claimed the lives of 23 people.
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Pakistan Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin tables 'mini-budget' in Senate ami
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 5 (ANI): Pakistan Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin tabled the Finance (Supplementary) Bill 2021 also called as 'mini-budget' in the Senate on Tuesday amid protest from opposition members.
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Rasha Kelej, a Senator and Merck Foundation CEO, Africa's unsung 'Sheroes'
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Cape Town [South Africa]/Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 18 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Senator, Dr Rasha Kelej, an African woman to hold the position of the first CEO to Merck Foundation. She is also Senator at the Egyptian Senate, a strong crusader for transforming patient care in
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US Senate confirms appointment of Nicholas Burns as next ambassador to Chi
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 17 (ANI): US Senate on Thursday confirmed the appointment of career diplomat Nicholas Burns as US ambassador in China.
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India vital strategic partner, plays role in maintaining free, open Indo-P
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 15 (ANI): India is a vital strategic partner for the United States and it plays a greater role in helping maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific, said Bob Menendez, Chairman US Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
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US Congress members urge for meeting between Biden, Dalai Lama
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 15 (ANI): The Biden administration's presumptive Tibet coordinator should push for a meeting between US President Joe Biden and the Dalai Lama, fully implement US laws on Tibet, end the practice of calling Tibet part of China and more, over 60 members of the US Cong
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US Senate to consider Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti's nomination for country'
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 14 (ANI): Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Tuesday will appear before the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee for his hearing after his nomination from President Joe Biden to be the country's Ambassador to India.
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